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Old 11-29-2018, 01:34 PM   #1
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Pairing 5er height to new truck

I have a 2015 Cougar 29RLI that was towed by my 2006 2/4 ton Chevy. The trailer sat level when attached to the truck. I now have a 2018 GMC. The bed sits 5 1/2 inches higher than the old truck. I am using an Anderson hitch that has 3 adjustments on the ball for height. When attached to the truck the front of the trailer is 3-4 inches higher than the rear. I’ve always heard to get it level “as possible”. So what constitutes not level enough? I see 5ers being towed nose high all the time. I just never had that issue before. Maybe I’m making to much of this. I’ve heard that towing nose high can put more stress on the rear axle of the 5er as well as the rear axle on the truck. Any ideas?
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Old 11-29-2018, 02:45 PM   #2
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Fritchw, assuming your wheels are approximately 4' center to center and sit 22' back from your your king pin, your front axle will sit about 1/4 to 3/8 of an inch higher than it does right now. You would be hard pressed to measure the amount of weight transferred to the rear axle. This is not a problem, believe me.
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Old 11-29-2018, 05:34 PM   #3
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If you haven't done it already, changing the ball height (lowering) on the Anderson is super easy. Just be sure to leave enough clearance from the bed rails (6" or so) to the bottom of the overhang on the 5er. We still sit a little nose high even with the ball at the lowest setting.
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Old 11-29-2018, 06:10 PM   #4
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A little nose high isn't really that significant. There's that "trusty little thing called an equalizer" that sits between the axles and helps redistribute the weight between the two axles. There is still "some transfer of weight" but it's not really that significant, assuming the trailer is "more or less level".... Now, if you're towing a fifth wheel and the trailer is sitting at a 30 degree angle, well, all bets are off. Then again, you likely wouldn't make it under the first 15' bridge clearance, so you'd likely never get it out of town in one piece, so rear axle tire wear wouldn't really be a concern with the 2 miles before hitting the bridge...... YMMV
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